Australias regional universities in line for extra budget treats But promised infrastructure and research commercialisation funding could stretch thin By John Ross 30 March
Cash shortfall for basic research jeopardises budget ambitions Australias big talk on science aspirations overlooks the skills needed to make it all happen, critics say By John Ross 29 March
Covid exodus failed to stem sexual abuse on Australian campuses Campuses almost devoid of people nevertheless remained hotbeds of sexual harassment and assault By John Ross 29 March
Funding reforms another blow to engineering education Canberras policy changes helped turn its big-ticket infrastructure schemes into pipe dreams, university-industry report argues By John Ross 28 March
New Zealand professors in Mori science row quit Royal Society After fighting off attempt to expel them, academics resign from learned academy over untoward political focus By John Ross 28 March
Australian MPs demand action on sustained foreign intimidation Penalties for student snitches and curbs on Confucius Institutes and Thousand Talents Programme among dozens of recommendations from security committee By John Ross 25 March
International learners stay cool on studying Down Under New Zealand now perceived poorly on factors where it used to excel, survey finds By John Ross 24 March
Sexual misconduct still rife in Australian universities Huge national survey finds that half of students know little or nothing about formal reporting mechanisms By John Ross 23 March
India and Australia pledge mutual degree recognition Task force to facilitate two-way flow of students and graduates By John Ross 22 March
Dont axe Australias research grant veto powers: Senate panel Parliamentarians clash on funding discretion and whether it should continue, but agree on need for ARC review By John Ross 21 March
Work-from-home scuppered thinking time for female researchers Ostensibly family-friendly work arrangements assumed to benefit women can have the opposite effect, a study of academics lockdown experiences suggests By John Ross 20 March
Part-time work focus for international students a time bomb Head of IEAA tells UUK forum that governments approach is about helping corporate Australia, not students By Simon Baker 18 March